tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post212682477466072329..comments2024-03-23T15:06:27.495-05:00Comments on The Lucas Countyan: American GothicFrank D. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553291415988366101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post-75293477578151931722008-07-03T00:23:00.000-05:002008-07-03T00:23:00.000-05:00The river surely came close. I walked down the sta...The river surely came close. I walked down the stairs from the Retreat's deck to the riverside and you could see the water line a couple of feet away from the base of the steps in the grass. The stub of an old mill next door, right next to the bridge, had had water in its basement; and it looked like everything on the south side of the street east of the bridge had gotten a good dose of water, too. But there were still sandbags up and down the middle of the street east of the bridge, so couldn't check for sure. If you go that direction any time soon, for heaven's sake take bug repellant. We were nearly eaten alive at Eldon and in the Iowaville Cemetery, but things improved downstream. Upstream from Bonaparte at Bentonsport, they were happy at the Greef Store because water had only gotten half way across the street toward them and it looked like the Mason House was dry behind a sandbag barrier. The park, of course, went under --- as did the old mill foundations north of the bridge.Frank D. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553291415988366101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post-1429034298327398922008-07-02T19:58:00.000-05:002008-07-02T19:58:00.000-05:00You were practically near my backdoor with this tr...You were practically near my backdoor with this trip. I really love the brined pork chops at the Bonoparte Retreat. I haven't been down to it since the flooding but I heard the water got up to the back door. It must have been spared if it is already open for business. I too have the Gothic House on my list of where to take people on the spur of the moment. The only ones who really didn't appreciate it fully were some Kiwis who had never heard of the painting or Grand Wood.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com